I have both a cooper and nosler rifles. My cooper is a model 52 30/06 and my two noslers are a model 48 TGR in 338 Win Mag and a Patriot in Nosler 26.
I love my cooper. Everything about it is really nice. I have taken it into some very nasty country and wrapped the stock with camo cloth tape and used copious amounts of barricade and electrical tape. It killed a nice billy that I lost off of a cliff and was never able to recover it.
I took my Nosler 26 this year and with the cerracoat and microslick in the action I was able to beat on it let it take poor weather and I didn't have to take all the preventative measures that I had to do with the Cooper. It killed my goat this year but 26 really causes more blood shot meat than I wanted.
So if you want to get a rifle for the worst possible conditions I would lean towards the Nosler. If I wanted tip top accuracy I would lean towards the Cooper.
Just my thoughts.
